Meanings
proper noun
- A subdistrict of Zhongshan, Guangdong, China.
“Abalone King” Yeung Koon-yat’s life has changed dramatically from the extreme poverty he was born into in 1932 in Shiqi, a subdistrict of Zhongshan, Guangdong province.
2022 January 9, Susan Jung, “Born poor, Hong Kong’s ‘Abalone King’ worked his way up to found a three-Michelin-star restaurant by perfecting the cooking of the dried delicacy”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Jan 2022, Food & DrinkSynonyms: Shekki
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA subdistrict of Zhongshan, Guangdong, China.
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Origin
- Mandarin石岐
- EnglishShiqi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 石岐 (Shíqí).
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Chinese Cantonese 石岐
- 石岐 (sek⁶ kei⁴)subdistrict of Zhongshan
Chinese Mandarin 石岐
- 石岐 (Shíqí)subdistrict of Zhongshan
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APA
Shiqi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shiqi
MLA
“Shiqi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shiqi. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shiqi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shiqi.
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